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Four of them, including the train's conductor, were taken to the hospital for treatment. All of the cars remained upright. The accident caused delays along the busy New Haven line at the start of rush hour. The fire department in Rye told Fox News the derailment happened around 5:30 p.m. "Smoke started rising, and you felt like you were riding on rocks", Rosenberg said. (more...)

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates , right, and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper , prepare to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington , Monday, May 8, 2017 , before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Cr. Spicer said that after the White House first viewed the evidence and materials on February 2, which were first flagged by Yates on January 26, there were various meetings and discussions that took place leading up to the request for Flynn's resignation on ... (more...)

They included media reports that Trump discussed sensitive intelligence on the Islamic State militant group with Russia's foreign minister. The Great America Committee , registered with the Federal Elections Commission on Wednesday, is created to raise Pence's visibility and to channel funds to Republicans running for Congress in 2018. (more...)

But Dujarric said "various United Nations entities have regularly documented and reported on human rights violations in Syria, including torture in the context of detention". The deal was brokered by Russian Federation with support from Iran and Turkey during peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana earlier this month. He didn't outline how such a future might become imaginable. (more...)

Sen. Marco Rubio commented on President Trump's statement that the situation is a "witch hunt" as well saying, "He's entitled to his opinion but 'we are a nation of laws'". If Mueller had taken part in WilmerHale's representation of clients who are targets of the probe, the rule could have allowed them to argue he should be prohibited from investigating them. (more...)

Lee said South Korean President Moon Jae-In had dispatched him to China to keep communications open between the two countries "at a critical time". Speaking to Lee, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said there had been some "undeserved setbacks" in relations this year, in apparent reference to THAAD . (more...)

One associate said Comey wrote down as much as he could once he got back to his vehicle. From the time Mr. Trump asked for his loyalty in the FBI's ensuing investigation - and Mr. A spokesman for Ryan said that the exchange never happened. President Donald Trump told news anchors in an off-the-record meeting that the appointment of a special counsel in the Russian Federation probe is bad for the US. (more...)

The Liberal Democrats also pledged they would offer a second EU Referendum on the final Brexit deal - including the option to stay in the EU. Income tax would rise by 1 per cent in England and Wales to pay for additional NHS and social care funding, with a 1 per cent increase in the tax on dividends across the UK. (more...)

Asked how close he is to making an announcement, Trump said , "soon". The firing also came as Comey was leading investigations into allegations that the Trump campaign and transition team had inappropriate contacts with Russian Federation. (more...)

Trump said, so that he can focus on issues like jobs, the military, and health care. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan insisted that Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress, were not seeing their legislative agenda mired, but the controversy enveloped Washington . (more...)

Ricketts says bilateral trade with the country has helped grow agriculture. The letter, which Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said he's been waiting for, would open a 90-day window for the U.S.to get its negotiating strategy together. (more...)

Under the terms of the deal, Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Since the signing of the nuclear deal in 2015 in which Iran agreed to rein in elements of its nuclear program in exchange for partial sanctions relief from the US and the European Union (EU), Iran has been able to more than double its supply of oil to the market. (more...)

International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission Chair Patrick Baumann, left, says goodby to new French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee palace in Paris , France, May 16, 2017. One of Mr Macron's close aides said yesterday this was the kind of tough choice that would have to be made in Mr Macron's inner circle now that the battle for the Elysee was won. (more...)

Agencies add: Heavy shelling killed two people, including a teenager, in Indian held Kashmir on Saturday, an official said, in the latest deadly skirmish along the heavily militarised Line of Control. On Thursday, two Pakistan Army soldiers were injured in retaliatory firing from the Indian side post a ceasefire violation in the Nowshera sector. "While three camps have been made operational, 28 others have been notified", Choudhary said. (more...)

Representative Jason Chaffetz, Republican chairman of the House oversight committee, sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday requesting that it turn over all documents and recordings that detail communications between Comey and Trump. (more...)

The president-elect will officially take over from his former boss on Sunday as France's youngest-ever president. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tokyo is determined to strengthen its ties with Paris under the leadership of Macron to work together on global issues. (more...)

No. Next question ", Mr Trump said when asked if he had asked former FBI Director James Comey to stop the bureau's investigation, which a memo written by Mr Comey reportedly alleges. Now, The Daily Beast is reporting that despite Flynn's current legal quagmire, Trump would like to bring the general back to the White House. But the president's most powerful ally on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Paul Ryan, said Thursday the work of government would continue regardless. (more...)

The capture of Tabqa sets the stage for an advance on Raqqa, some 25 miles (40 kilometers) to the east. "The SDF's increased pressure on ISIL from each flank allowed it to. The US-led coalition said a first consignment of weapons was already in place for delivery and could be dispatched to the Kurds "very quickly". US officials had indicated in recent days that the USA could send 120mm mortars, machines guns, ammunition and light armored vehicles to the Kurds. (more...)

The White House has adamantly defended Trump's conversations in that Oval Office meeting, saying what he discussed was "wholly appropriate". "Well, first of all, let's see if it's true", said Rep. Trump apparently pressured Comey to stop investigating a prominent administration official. A USA official who confirmed the disclosure to The Associated Press said the revelation potentially put the source at risk. (more...)